Chapter 163 Lively
"If you want to slap me next time, you don't need to do it yourself, just tell me."
Lu Jiunian's words made Shi Nianzhi chuckle.
He raised his injured hand, and the scabbed wound reopened, with fresh blood faintly seeping through the gauze.
"You see, you always say you love me, but you always hurt me."
Shi Nianzhi's eyes were icy cold as he asked Lu Jiunian, "Do you think your words, or the promises you made to me, still have any credibility with me?"
Lu Jiunian lowered his eyes, holding Shi Nianzhi's wrist with a serious yet distressed expression, "I'll help you with this."
"No need, you can go."
"Don't you want to see me? Don't you want to tell me what really happened back then? We have a lot to talk about and clear up the misunderstandings."
Shi Nianzhi slightly raised her head, "There's nothing between us to talk about."
Lu Jiunian asked anxiously, "How could there be nothing to talk about?"
Don't press down on me.
Shi Nianzhi pushed Lu Jiunian away in disgust.
Lu Jiunian hesitated for a moment. He knew that if they came together, Shi Nianzhi would definitely attack him.
But Shi Nianzhi's previous words made Lu Jiunian feel sorry for her. He didn't want to see Shi Nianzhi get hurt. In this world, the last thing he wanted to see Shi Nianzhi get hurt was to see her get hurt.
But when he looked back on the past, he always ended up hurting Shi Nianzhi.
Lu Jiunian felt guilty, so he loosened his grip and left Shi Nianzhi, but still held her captive in a wall-pinning position.
He looked at Shi Nianzhi with bewilderment in his eyes, "Zijian..."
Shi Nianzhi coldly interrupted Lu Jiunian, "Just call me Nianzhi. Calling someone else first makes me feel disgusted."
Lu Jiunian had no temper at all. "Fine, Nianzhi. You have nothing to say to me, but I do. I have a lot to say to you, a lot to tell you."
"It's as if nobody wants to hear it."
Before Lu Jiunian could react, Shi Nianzhi kicked him. Then, taking advantage of Lu Jiunian's sudden change in expression, he pushed and kicked him, throwing him away.
"Stop bothering me, or I'm moving."
"Bang----"
After coldly uttering those words, Shi Nianzhi slammed the door shut.
Lu Jiunian leaned against the wall. Shi Nianzhi was really using his strength, kicking him until cold sweat broke out on his forehead. He took a while to recover, but the pain didn't go away, so he finally decided to go to the hospital first.
Shi Nianzhi stood in the study with his arms crossed, watching the security camera at the door, a cold smile on his lips.
Then an overseas call was made: "You leaked my address?"
"Yeah, how is it? Did Lu Jiunian cry? Has he calmed down?"
"You're still angry and you want to move? Gu Yuanyuan, if you're too free, I'll find you something to do?"
"......"
Gu Yuanyuan immediately fell silent.
“If you cause trouble again, I’ll tell your dad everything you did while I had amnesia, how you formed gangs and acted like a bad guy at school. I’ll find some time to tell you everything, one by one.”
When Gu Yuanyuan heard Shi Nianzhi say this, he immediately pictured Gu Dongxuan holding a belt and about to beat him up, and he couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine.
But Gu Yuanyuan was just that rebellious. The more Shi Nianzhi talked to him, the more defiant he became. "I even told my dad that you bullied me at school."
"What did I do to bully you?"
"You said I'm not good enough for Su Hengyi, but I'm your nephew. I'm the only one in the world who's your nephew, I'm family. Yet you say a stranger is better than me, how can I not be hurt?"
"When you hit me, why didn't you say you were my only nephew in the world?"
"I'm a victim too. You can fight back, but I won't. Complaining is inappropriate. Can't we settle any personal grudges privately? I'm your only nephew in the world. Besides, you skip classes at school, you get the lowest grades, and you form gangs! You're a bad student, so please don't bring me up."
"I think you really deserve a beating."
"What? My phone is out of credit, can't I listen...?"
Gu Yuanyuan hung up before she could finish speaking, as if her phone had run out of credit.
Shi Nianzhi contacted Shi Er, who had moved to a different place.
In the living room, Shi Nianzhi was making tea. "Has there been any progress on the matter I asked you to handle?"
"Not yet. Gu Zijian is being very careful. I've been following him for a while and haven't noticed anything unusual."
Shi Nianzhi poured Shi Er a cup of tea, and he sneered slightly, "When a person says goodbye to the past, isn't the thing they fear most about meeting the past again? Gu Zijian is full of grievances, but when it comes to him taking over, he complains about his mother who is not respectable enough to be acknowledged."
"He refuses to acknowledge Mei Yuan anymore?"
"It's not just that he refuses to admit it. Just wait and see. The more he enjoys his current life of extravagance, the more cold-blooded he becomes. In the end, he might sever ties with his past with his own hands. What is someone like him incapable of? Just wait and see, the show has only just begun."
"......"
Shi Er did not respond.
He looked up at Shi Nianzhi intently as she picked up her teacup. In his eyes, it was as if a chessboard was laid out in front of Shi Nianzhi, and Shi Nianzhi was the player.
He was aloof and profound; he seemed to understand his chessboard, but no longer understood his heart.
The moment Shi Er looked at Shi Nianzhi, he immediately lowered his eyes.
And it seemed as if he understood that this was probably the difference between him and Shi Nianzhi, or more accurately, the difference between him and Zhen Gu Zijian.
Shi Er held the teacup, but what flashed before his eyes was Shi Nianzhi, who wasn't very clever but was very sincere.
She would be foolish enough to kneel on glass for someone completely unrelated to her, and then, after going blind, she would say, 'Shi Er, I want to wait until I'm better before marrying you. I will try my best to fall in love with you, even more than I loved Lu Jiu Nian. You're so wonderful, I can do it.'
His words were so moving, and so heartbreaking.
Shi Nianzhi added tea for Shi Er.
Shi Er lowered his eyes and looked at Shi Nianzhi, whose long fingers were holding a sandalwood teapot. He knew that after Shi Nianzhi's eyes recovered, he would be Gu Zijian.
That clever and capable young master of the Gu family.
He is no longer Nianzhi.
The Nianzhi he loved, the Nianzhi who came from a remote mountain village, was just a tribulation for Gu Zijian, who had lost his memory.
Shi Er suddenly looked up at Shi Nianzhi. It was still the same face, but her eyes and temperament were unfamiliar.
“You told me last time that after I finished doing all these things for you, I would let you choose what kind of life I want to live.”
Shi Er knew that perhaps some of his obsessions should be let go.
Shi Nianzhi smiled gently, "You can still live the life you want even without finishing all these things. Shi Er, this world is vast and beautiful, and there are many rays of light when the sun rises. I believe that the person you love in the future will be more like a ray of light shining into your heart and warming your life than I am."
"Let's wait until that fake Gu Zijian is ruined and disgraced. I think that's what Nianzhi wants to see too."
That Nianzhi will never come back, so let him guard his last moment.
"good."
She cherishes his gentle thoughts.
Shi Er stood up. "It's late, I'm going back."
"good."
Shi Er left.
Lu Jiunian went to the hospital, but when he came back, he couldn't find Shi Nianzhi. Not being able to control Shi Nianzhi's whereabouts made Lu Jiunian feel anxious and uncertain.
He searched for Shi Nianzhi for two days, but unexpectedly, Shi Nianzhi showed up on her own.
Zui Sheng.
Gu Zijian was late for his drinking party because his car broke down on the way.
When he arrived, the banquet was already halfway through. Gu Zijian was late, so he simply said a few polite words of apology.
But given his position, who would dare to truly blame him?
One of the CEOs laughed heartily, "President Gu just went to answer a phone call, what's the big deal about early or late? You're too kind."
Gu Zijian didn't take it seriously at first, since it's normal for people to drink too much at a drinking party.
He was ushered to the head seat and saw the contract spread out on the table, already signed, with the three characters "Gu Zijian" standing out starkly.
Gu Zijian's gaze was fixed on the contract. He asked the person next to him, "Has the contract been signed?"
The CEO patted Gu Zijian on the shoulder. "Mr. Gu, are you drunk? Wasn't this contract signed before you answered the phone?"
"This contract..."
Gu Zijian gritted his teeth. He had only just arrived; how could he have signed this contract?
If it wasn't him, who else could have faked it so convincingly and fooled so many eyes?
Remember this often!
He actually dared to reach out so far; he must be tired of living.
Gu Zijian once again harbored murderous intent.
Everyone at the dinner table was a smooth talker. Seeing Gu Zijian's bad expression, they immediately chimed in, "Old Yu, you really don't know how to talk. What do you mean Mr. Gu is drunk? Our Mr. Gu has a great capacity for alcohol. Mr. Gu was just joking with you! When Mr. Gu was negotiating this contract with you, you gave him a 5% discount. How could Mr. Gu forget that!"
Upon hearing what the man said, Gu Zijian picked up the contract and began to read it.
As expected, based on the previous agreement, the other party offered an additional 5% discount, which is no small amount.
When Gu Zijian tried to negotiate, the other party refused to budge any further.
What method did Shi Nianzhi actually use?
Is this an attempt to prove something?
Gu Zijian gritted his teeth and slammed the contract on the table. "I got a phone call. There was some urgent business at the company. You see, I was so anxious that I forgot about the contract. I really deserve to be punished. Here's what I'll do: I'll punish myself with three drinks. I have other things to do at the company. Have fun, everyone. I'll treat you all to dinner another day."
No one would dare to disrespect Gu Zijian, especially since it's understandable that the company has issues.
Gu Zijian drank three glasses of wine, left his assistant to handle the situation, and then left the table.
Gu Zijian was just about to check the surveillance footage to see where Shi Nianzhi was when he saw Shi Nianzhi standing at the end of the corridor, with a disheveled man standing next to him, wearing the PR uniform of this place.
Because the music around them was quite loud, Shi Nianzhi leaned close to Ajiu's ear and asked, "Do you have a name? How old are you?"
Ah Jiu was still trembling with fear because she had caused trouble on her first day of work.
"I......"
He stammered for a long time and couldn't say a word.
Shi Nianzhi's arms were grabbed from both sides.
On the left is Gu Zijian, who rushed over, and on the right is Lu Jiunian, who came looking for him after receiving the news.
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